Well, you might have noticed that their are no pictures with our last post. I haven't quite figured out what the problem is, but Blogger is having issues. I'll try to get it up and running soon.

Cruising in the Caribbean
We've been planning since last Christmas, and our family cruise has finally come..and gone. We're sad it's over, but we'll share some of our photos with you. When I say "family cruise", I mean the entire Rippee side of our family... all 17 of us! Traveling with 8 kids, 6 of them age 4 and under is all the things you can imagine, but we did manage to have a lot of fun. We visited Ocho Rios, Jamaica, swam with the stingrays at Grand Cayman Island, and relaxed on the beach in Cozumel, Mexico.

Caedmon's First Birthday

Plans had to be postponed for Caedmon and Keira's party after he came down with the stomach flu. But we did manage to get together and celebrate anyways!

My baby's going to preschool!

Liam's been looking forward to going to preschool for a long time now. What could be better than going with your "best buddy", Conner. Of course in true Liam spirit, he changed his mind at the last minute. There were a few tears, ok well, there were a lot of tears, but when we picked him up he was all smiles(as you can see in the pictures). He was trying to tell me about a song he learned. He said there were crocodiles that ate monkeys. Pretty cool stuff. Can he just stay 3 forever?

You can't separate a man from his Curious George.

For those of you that are more familiar with the Rippee side of our family, here's a picture of the 3 smallest members of our extended family. From left to right, Caedmon, Anneliese, and Caleb. These pictures are from the last week of July (remember we were "squeezing every last inch of fun out of summer"). What do you do when it's 113 degrees in Brentwood and camping outdoors is unbearable....you go to Marine World! So here we are, in all of our sweaty glory. The Justice League Superheros parade was pretty cool for the kids (see photo of Kristi & Yuri and the kids). Most of all it was nice to feel the Vallejo breeze and spend some time together.
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As you can see, opening day for soccer is kind-of a big deal out here. There were opening ceremonies, and then the teams paraded around the football stadium with their banners and whatnot. Check out the picture of Liam. He insisted on wearing his "uniform". Kev & Lacee- it's the Italian jersey you got them! It's his new favorite thing to wear (24/7). He even has cleats on. Next year he'll finally be old enough for under 6's. I think he's got a big career of hacking ahead of him.